Don't think it's just the shape of a maple leaf, it's really a maple leaf. It is understood that this kind of food is very famous in Japan, called fried maple leaf, also known as "red leaf tempura". It is said that the Japanese like frying. Maple leaf trees have a history of thousands of years, and this specialty is very common in Osaka. In China, we can only wash the leaves and wrap them into powder to make other foods, such as lotus leaves. But leaves are only used for decoration or preservation. When they eat, they don't eat leaves together. This is not to say that the shape of maple leaf is just to attract attention, but it is actually a kind of maple leaf food.
Because maple leaves have no fragrance, they must be marinated for one year before they can be fried. Finally, add sugar and sesame seeds, and then fry them into "red leaf tempura" with medium oil. Many food lovers have shared this on the Internet.
In fact, Japanese maple belongs to the category of maple. In some areas of China, maple is also called maple. Maple plants are usually non-toxic, and maple is also an important source of edible syrup production. Therefore, from the food point of view, this is completely edible.